STOP buying speakers, BUILD them instead...

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  @MrDevianceh · 2 years ago

  Building speakers is not just making a box and adding the drivers. The exact size for the specific driver and the target frequency range and tonality is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more sciency than just slapping together a box for drivers. The box dimensions and chambers inside is almost if not more important then the drivers you choose.

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• GO

  @GormDenOrm · 2 years ago

  Yeah dont buy speakers, build them. Step 1: Buy a CNC Machine

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• FO

  @fortyfukinseven · 2 years ago

  Tip for budget minded individuals: if you can't afford practice runs for the veneers, do the bottom, back, and any face that may be against a wall first. They won't be easily visible, and give you the practice needed before doing the front and top.

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• LU

  @Lumi_Tassu · 2 years ago

  &quot;Build speakers, don&apos;t buy them&quot;<br>thanks, on my way to buy my dream workshop in 20 years when I get a stable job<br>Great video btw, this is why I love the concept of engineering and knowing how to do all the stuff. Like, having a workshop like that with tools, and having all the skills, that&apos;s like a dream come true to every tinkerer!

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• MA

  @ManBearZac · 2 years ago

  Did I watch all of these as they came out originally? Yes. Did I still watch all of this again? Again, yes.

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• MR

  @Mr.PoopyDoobertPants · 2 years ago

  Nice craftsmanship, but the video title is a bit misleading. You’ve got a workshop with $10,000+ worth of high end tools. &nbsp;Not exactly DIY friendly.

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• LI

  @litzy7892 · 2 years ago

  Sub build, YES PLEASE! &nbsp;I love building my own speakers myself as well so hello fellow speaker snob. &nbsp;It&apos;s a rabbit hole worth jumping into. &nbsp;My main reason for DIYing my own speakers is to have control over build quality and parts quality that is simply not on offer in the price range I wish to spend. &nbsp;Build on brother! &nbsp; Subscribed!

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• ST

  @st0nedpenguin · 2 years ago

  The dampening efforts are reminding me of the 90s when the craze was mounting all equipment on glass shelves that were floated on tiny pointed feet lol.

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• MA

  @mastermattie · 2 years ago

  I used to work for a company which installed speakers at Super Yachts. This are state-of-the-art speakers but the most impressive were their custom designs. As every square inch matters on these yachts, sometimes we had to deal with pipes, cables or other yacht related components. So the speaker houses sometimes need to have the most weird shapes. But the most important rule is the volume of the housing. As long as this matches the driver specs, the speakers will sound awesome.

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• MR

  @MrMantis1990 · 7 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soFwOSlzLPc&amp;t=1031">17:11</a> another neat trick is to use aftermarket car speakers for home cinema systems. The only gap is that they&apos;re 12V 3 Ohms so you have to convert the power to make it possible. Aside of that they&apos;re very forgiving if the housing dimension isn&apos;t exact like needed. I did it and it&apos;s very cheap to build and very satisfying to listen 😊

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• JO

  @JoyRaptor · 2 years ago

  Those lip edges around the baffle look great but cause a lot of diffraction (canceling) in the mids and highs. <br><br>Champhers, angled facets, or inch roundovers and driver flush mounting allmost completely solve this and can look quite nice.<br><br>Clear mids and consistent highs.

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• PR

  @pro-c3q1f · 2 years ago

  I really love the look of those rear firing atmos speakers. It has such a cool intentional presence instead of the usual hidden designs of them.

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